Township government · Gogebic County, MI

Bessemer Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Bessemer Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%Township taxes29%State tax money17%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

50%

of Bessemer Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes29%

Property tax
29%$362 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$628 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$417 thousand
  • Sewer$181 thousand
  • Other service charges$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
17%$212 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Sent to other local governments17%Interest on debt4.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Roads, transit and parking1.6%

What stands out

37%

of Bessemer Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$475 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$163 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$153 thousand
  • Government buildings$95 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$470 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$470 thousand
Sent to other local governments
17%$220 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$220 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$33 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Police$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.6%$21 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bessemer Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Bessemer Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.